Series A series is set of episodes of a particular TV show.
Each series can have a number of 8 30 episodes it just depends on
the TV show, normally TV shows will have multiple series, which
makes them very popular with audiences as the like to follow the
stories shown in the show. Most TV series will be shot using both a
single camera technique and multi camera technique depending on
what type of programme they are. For example most soaps such as
Eastenders and Coronation Street will use multi camera techniques
as they need to meet busy time schedules and using multi camera
techniques allows the process to be a lot quicker. There can be
many different genres of series, for example there can be dramas
such as Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, crime series such as
Criminal Minds and CSI. Also there is teen drama series such as
90210 and Skins. As well as a series there is a serial, this is
normally a single series that lasts about 3-6 episodes and is not
continued on with following series. This normally works for small
crime dramas such as The Guilty. A TV series can be viewed on
different publishing platforms, the most common is on a television
as this is where most of the shows are first published. They can
also be found on different streaming sites such as Netflix and
LoveFilm where you are given the availability to view every episode
of every series. Most TV series have also been released on DVD
which means you can purchase the series and watch it whenever you
would like to.
Single Drama A single drama is a special part drama. It is
normally a one off drama which will last for a few episodes and
will not be carried on afterwards into other series. An example of
a single drama would be We'll Take Manhattan which was aired on BBC
Four about the love affair between photographer David Bailey and
sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton. I expect that the series would
have used a single camera technique when shooting for the drama as
they have the budget and time to shoot using only one camera. This
allows them to get the shots that they want and they can retake a
lot of shots and put a lot of time into each scene. A single drama
can be viewed on a number of different publishing platforms, they
will be able to view on the television firstly as this is where
they are mostly first published. From there you may also be able to
view them on websites such as LoveFilm and Netlix, and some may
also be released onto DVD.
Documentary / Docudrama A documentary film is normally focusing
on something that has actually happened and it tells the story of
what happened. It is very non-fictional, normally documentaries are
filmed using both a single and multi camera technique depending on
what the documentary is about. If the documentary has used a single
camera technique then they have more of a budget and more time to
film as it can be a very tedious process. If the documentary has
been filmed using a multi camera technique then they would have
used multiple cameras meaning they would get more footage of a
wider range. Documentaries normally focus on something specific, an
example of a documentary Imagine: John Lennon which spoke about
John Lennons life. Documentaries contain a lot of facts. They can
also be viewed on many different viewing platforms, they can be
viewed on the television and many will be released onto DVD. Some
may be able to view on websites such as Netflix and LoveFilm.
Soap Opera A soap opera is one of the most popular things that
is viewed on the television. Soap operas are very fictional and
scripts are written specifically for the audiences entertainment.
The storylines normally follow things that can happen in everyday
life, which makes them very appealing and addictive for the viewers
as they want to follow the stories to see what happens. Normally
soap operas are filmed using a multi camera technique as they
follow a strict schedule and new episodes are needed very quickly,
if a single camera technique was used this would not happen as it
is a very tedious process so a multi camera technique is used
instead. It is also less expensive for soap operas to use a multi
camera technique. Examples of soap operas are Emmerdale,
Eastenders, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks. Soap operas are
normally viewed on the television as this is where they are first
published, they can also been viewed on website such as Netflix and
LoveFilm. A lot of them can be found on catch-up TV as well, and on
things such as the BBC iPlayer.
Feature Film Feature films are normally a full length
production, the majority of films last between 70 minutes to 210
minutes. Whereas feature films for children can be between 70
minutes to 105 minutes. There are a lot of different genres of
feature films, they can be things like romance, thriller, horror,
action, comedy and many more. An example of a feature film would be
Mama Mia, which is based on the musical production and music from
ABBA. Feature films can be filmed using single camera technique as
they have a lot of time to make them which means they can reshoot
as much as they want to and get the right shot, they also have a
big budget to allow for single camera shooting. Feature films used
to only be able to be viewed in cinemas but they are now available
on DVD. They are also available on viewing platforms such as
Netflix and LoveFilm, they can even be viewed on mobile phones
which are portable and you can watch them on the go.
Music Video Music Videos are made to go along with music
artists songs, they are created so that the audience have something
to watch if they are listening to the song using a viewing
platform. There are different types of music videos, firstly there
is a narrative, which tells a story. This could be linking to the
lyrics in the song and it is normally fictional. There is also a
performance music video where the band is playing constantly and
they are the main focus of the video. Some artists may even choose
to combine the two and have both a narrative piece and a
performance piece in their music video. Music videos can be filmed
using both single and multi camera techniques, it depends on what
style of music video the artist is going for. For a narrative
piece, single camera technique is normally used and for a
performance piece, multi camera is used to film. An example of a
music video would be Arctic Monkeys Whyd You Only Call Me When
Youre High. The video follows the lead singer of the band Alex
Turner where he is obviously experiencing a bad trip after taking
drugs, which links bad to the lyrics and the title of the song.
Music videos can be viewed on a number of different viewing
platforms, for example a lot of them are viewed on websites such as
Youtube, which also allows them to be viewed on mobile phones if
you use the app. They can also be viewed on the television on music
channels, both YouTube and the television are the most popular
viewing platforms for music videos.
